GB & NI U20 TEAM NAMED FOR 2025 LOUGHBOROUGH INTERNATIONAL

A team of 50 rising stars has been selected to represent Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the 2025 Loughborough International Athletics match on Sunday 18 May.

The U20 squad features a mix of European U20 medallists, British champions and emerging talent, as they prepare to take on athletes representing Loughborough, England, Scotland, Wales, and the National Athletics League in the traditional curtain-raiser to the outdoor season.

Among the standout names in this year’s GB & NI U20 squad is Teddy Wilson (Marvin Rowe, Shaftesbury Barnett), the reigning Commonwealth Youth Games champion and European U18 100M record holder. He will also line up in a strong 4x100M relay team alongside Dean Patterson (David Watson, Glasgow Jaguars) and Joel Masters (Jon Cuff, BFTTA), with whom he secured a silver medal at last year’s World Athletics Junior Championships.

Also returning to international action is Thea Brown (Ashley Bryant, Sale Harriers), who claimed silver in the heptathlon at the 2024 European U18 Championships and will compete in both hurdles and high jump events in Loughborough. Joining them is Otis Poole (Joy Bray, Yate), the current UK Indoor high jump champion, and Maddie Down (Mike Bennett, Halesowen), who represented ParalympicsGB in both the T38 100M and long jump at the Paris Games and will compete in the Long Jump this weekend.

Middle-distance talent Shaikira King (John Skevington, Wreake & Soar Valley) also features prominently, having won silver in the 800M at the 2024 European U18 Championships and added a bronze medal at this year’s UK Indoor Championships. Her inclusion highlights the depth of young talent heading to Loughborough, where the team will contest a full programme of events, including para-athletics disciplines and mixed-gender relays. With a dynamic blend of championship experience and emerging promise, this U20 team is well placed to embrace the challenges of the season opener and set the tone for a summer of major international competitions.

The event will see GB & NI field teams in a full programme of track and field events, with additional entries in the women’s and mixed 4x100M and 4x400M relays.

Darren Ritchie, Team Leader, said: “The Loughborough International always provides an exciting opportunity for our U20 athletes to test themselves against senior opposition early in the season. We’ve selected a team packed with talent, and for many this will be an important stepping stone toward summer championships and beyond. It’s a great development opportunity and we’re looking forward to seeing them rise to the challenge.”

The GB & NI U20 team for the 2025 Loughborough International (Sunday 18 May):

Sprints & Hurdles

Women:

Lucy Tallon (Nigel Stickings, Tonbridge AC) (100M)

Maddie Down (Mike Bennett, Halesowen) (Para 100M)

Ava Freeman (Sharon Morris, Birchfield Harriers) (200M)

Eleanor McIntosh (Darrell Maynard, Bristol & West) (400M)

Thea Brown (Ashley Bryant, Sale Harriers) (100MH)

Stephanie Okoro (Laura Turner-Alleyne/Tony Benton, Havering) (400MH)

Men:

Rikaion Smith (Ivor Patrick Northey, Hern Hill) (100M)

Teddy Wilson (Marvin Rowe, Shaftesbury Barnett) (200M)

Stanley Chevous (Lee Bowker, Ipswich) (400M)

Joshua Taylor (110MH) (Lee Farleigh/Colin Jackson, Exeter)

Oliver Parker (James Wright, Rugby & Northampton) (400MH)

Euan Murray (Graham Mattacks, Team Bath) (Para 100M)

Rory Brown (Matthew Viner, Yate) (Para 400M)

Middle & Long Distance

Women:

Shaikira King (John Skevington, Wreake & Soar Valley) (800M)

Isobelle Jones (Wolverhampton & Bilston) (Mile)

Isla McGowan (Ros Kelling, Banbury) (3000M)

Tilly Nickell (Mark Thomas, Team Bath) (3000M SC)

Men:

Jack Organ (Derek Osborne, Brecon) (800M)

Zachary Dunne (Jane Clark, City of Norwich) (Mile)

Luke Dunham (Andrew Hobdell, Herts Phoenix) (3000M)

Dillon Millard (Dave Lee, Taunton AC) (3000M SC)

Logan Murray (John Mitchell, Cornwall AC) (Para 1500M)

Jumps

Women:

Daisy Snell (Guy Spencer, Blackheath & Bromley) (LONG JUMP)

Qi-Chi Ukpai (Guy Spencer, Blackheath & Bromley) (TRIPLE JUMP)

Thea Brown (Ashley Bryant, Sale Harriers) (HIGH JUMP)

Isabella Turner (Andy Jackson, Dacorum & Tring AC) (POLE VAULT)

Maddie Down (Mike Bennett, Halesowen) (Para LONG JUMP)

Men:

Regan Corrin (Emma Lowry, Manx) (LONG JUMP)

Harley Henry (Craig Andrew, Shaftesbury Barnet) (TRIPLE JUMP)

Otis Poole (Joy Bray, Yate) (HIGH JUMP)

Rudi May (Trevor Fox, Sheffield & Dearne) (POLE VAULT)

Elliott Griffiths (Mike Holmes, Liverpool Harriers) (Para LONG JUMP)

Throws

Women:

Alani Dumbuya (Simon Forster, Leigh) (SHOT PUT)

Ayesha Jones (Tom Dobbing, Marshal Milton Keynes) (JAVELIN THROW)

Kaitlyn Waddell (David Thomas, North Shields Poly) (HAMMER THROW)

Gabriella Tcheukam (Paul Weston, Croydon) (DISCUS THROW)

Men:

Alastair Brown (Greg Beard, Chelmsford) (SHOT PUT)

Tom Rutter (Tom Dobbing, Hertford & Ware) (JAVELIN THROW)

Jabez Berry (Steve Pearson, Halesowen) (HAMMER THROW)

Jacob Foord (Taunton AC) (DISCUS THROW)

Relays

Women’s 4x100M:

Mabel Akande (Denise Timmis, Lincoln)

Nell Desir (Lisa Waddon, Cardiff Archers)

Amelia Gittens (Joe McDonnell, Herts Phoenix)

Isabelle Walkey (Sandra Woodman, Yate)

Lucy Tallon (Nigel Stickings, Tonbridge AC)

Men’s 4x100M:

Fabian Powell (James Wright, Rugby & Northampton)

Dean Patterson (David Watson, Glasgow Jaguars)

Lewis Stephens (Helen James, Cardiff)

Joel Masters (Jon Cuff, BFTTA)

Teddy Wilson (Marvin Rowe, Shaftesbury Barnett)

Mixed 4x400M:

Stanley Chevous (Lee Bowker, Ipswich)

Ava Freeman (Sharon Morris, Birchfield Harriers)

Dylan McCulloch (Francis Smith, Piteavie)

Eleanor McIntosh (Darrell Maynard, Bristol & West)

Rayhan Mourtada (John Blackie, Blackheath & Bromley)

Oliver Parker (James Wright, Rugby & Northampton)

Charlie Tong (Richard Holt, Momentum Sports Track)

Stephanie Okoro (Laura Turner-Alleyne/Tony Benton, Havering)

Arabella Wilson (Andy Fisher, TVH)

The Loughborough International is held annually at the Paula Radcliffe Stadium and features senior and U20 teams in a one-day competition format.